The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-23


sells for 20 to 23c per lb; cheese,
14bc per ID: eggs, 15c per dozen; pota- |
toes, i0c per bushel; beef, 3 to &c per
lb; pork, &c per III; lamb, Ale per 10;
mutton. % to &c per III; turkeys, 10 to 15c
geese, 8 to l2c; ducks, 10 to 12c; chickens, 10
to 15c per pound.
WATERFOWL AND BRIGHTON
LIVE STOCK.
CATTLE.-The receipts were l ,S43 head.
The demand was moderate, Northern
selling at to &c and fancy az to tic per
pound.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts were
7,549 head, The demand was good at 25 to
SIC for sheep and 81 to 6fc for lambs.
SwINE.-The receipts were IA ,53l head.
The demand was fair, Northern dressed
selling at Z to nc and Western live at 6
to &c per pound.
PoULTRY.-The supply was light, with
sales at 10 to 12c per pound.
HIDES, TALLow, ETC.-We quote hides at
7 to 7bc per ID, calf-skins at to Zoe per lb,
dairy skins at % to SOC each lamb-skins
at 81 90 to $1.35 each, shearings at % to SOC
each, Brighton tallow at % to &c and coun-
try at II to &c per Id.
BOSTON COUNTRY PRODUCE.
BEANs.-The arrivals have been large
and the demand quite light. Choice hand
picked Pea sell at S170 to S1.75, Vel
low Eyes at S150 to S1.55, do screened at
81 % to S135 and Red Kidneys at S1.7O to
$175 per bushe.
PoTAToEs.-The receipts have been rather
heavy and the demand only moderate, so
that prices have fallen off considerably.
Early Rose sell at 50 to 6Oc, Beauty of He
brons at 50 to 63c, Burbank Seedlings at
80 to 53c and Prolitics at AS to 55c per
bushel.
EGGs-Receipts have been steadily in
creasing, but the market has kept well sold
] ~ 4
sales began to stop stocks began to accu-
mulate. We quote extra Vermont and
New York at 16I to lie and choice Western
at 1Gc per dozen.
CHEEsE.-The market has considerably
improved since last week The demand for
both the home and export trade is consid-
| erably more active and as stocks become
reduced the market improves both in price
| and feeling. Extra Vermont sells at IA to
| 141c, good to choice at - to 13lc common at
9 to lie and extra sage at lac per pound.
HAY AND STRAw.-The receipts have con-
tinued quite heavy and large stocks have
accumulated, leaving the market pretty
dull. The demand has been slack and
prices are quite low. We quote choice
prime hay at $1,000 to S17.0O, fair to
good at $500 to $1,000 and poor at $1,000 to
S1l00. Rye straw sells at $14.0o to $500
and oat at So to 50 per ton.
BUTTER.-The market has been essentially
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demand than for some time formerly has
| been seen. 1t has been very irregular, one
day good and the next extremely poor.
! Strictly fresh-made goods are in good call,
but all under extra are easy. Summer-made
| goods are dull. Extra Northern creamery
sells at % to 23c, extra Western cream
cry at 81 to Sic, choice do at 90 to
24c, the finest Franklin county dairy
at % to &c, good to choice do at 10 to
22c, extra Vermont at % to &c, choice
! tbar Al oil of IN ~ md fair tn nnl
do at IL to 21c per pound.
BOSTON FLOUR AND GRAIN
FLoUR.-Wheat is still very unsettled and
the state of this market has direct effect
on flour. The demand is very quiet, and for
the present trade is at standstill. Ex-
tremely liberal concessions would have to
be made to sell even small lot and large
sales are absolutely out of the question.
Prices are not quoted any lower, but heavy
discounts are made on any grade. Fine sells
at S2.35 to $500, superfne at $3.50 to $500,
common extras at 1925 to $3.50, Michigan
roller at $3.50 to $4.60 and Minnesota spring
patents at S5.15 to $3.50 per barrel.
GRAIN.-Trade in general is rather dull.
Oats are fairly steady. Prices for corn are
and firm. Corn sells at 30 to 53c and
oats at 81 to 42c per bushel, as to quality.
Winter wheat bran brings $3.50 to
$40 90, spring wheat bran Sl7.25 to $3.50,
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meal S2i.50 per ton.
THE WOOL MARKET.
THE market continues in buyers favor
and is in somewhat nervous and sensitive
condition. 1t must be remembered that
dull market Immediately before the first
purchases of new clip is not an unusual
phenomenon and there is more than pos
sibilty that the overstocks of certain grades
| are forcing others below their normal level.
Ohio Xxx sells at 33 to 34c, Ohio X at 81
to 32c, Michigan No. l at SO TO BIC, Cali
fornia spring at "a to DC, Eastern Ore
gon at Is to 1Sc, Maine supers at 43 to
Acc and extra Western supers at 80 to 35c
per pound.
THE LUMBER TRADE.
THERE has been no change in the condi-
! ton of the Eastern lumber market during
| the past week. The demand has continued
light, as the weather has been wintry and
unreasonable. Prices are nominally I'M
changed. News from the Eastern lumber
districts is about the same as last week.
The season is now about over, and the cut
is claimed to be much less than last years.
There has been in former years. however,
so much talk of small cuts followed by
about the usual supply, that the dealers are
inclined to doubt reports of that character.
There has continued to be good inquiry
for car lumber, generally for small
framing stock. Rough hemlock boards
sell at $1,000 to $1,000 and planed do
at Sill to $500; the best clear spruce
floor boards at $3.50 to $500, coarse at
$500 and refuse at $500 to $500; one-inch
box boards at $1,000 and seven-eighths do at
S11,0O; Eastern sawed cedar shingles at
$40 to $3.62l, clear do at $500 to S3.l2s the
hest shaved shingles at 1928, other grades
at 1926 to S4,75 and No. spruce at ST. to
81 80: extra four-foot spruce clapboards at
S27 90 to 500, do clear at $50 TO S27 90 and